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The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 “high-risk” countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past. Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus North Korea, will face tougher “risk-based” assessments to be accepted.

Mavin act, Di'Ja is expecting her second child and very soon too. The singer disclosed this on vlogger Adanna Steinacker‘s Instagram post when she wrote about decluttering in preparation for a second child. While commenting on her post, Di'Ja wrote;

The singer announced this via her insta story. She says she is currently undergoing the procedure and encouraged other women to do same. Lol, but that's if anyone else is interested.

The 60th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by James Corden, held Sunday night. Artists from all genres converged on New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, January 28, to celebrate the best in music. 

The president of the anglophone separatist movement in Cameroon, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, was extradited to Yaounde on Monday after being detained in Nigeria, the government said. Ayuk Tabe, who had been held in Abuja since January 5, was sent to Cameroon with 46 of his supporters, Cameroonian government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said in a statement. "A group of 47 terrorists, which includes Mr. Ayuk Tabe, has been in the hands of the Cameroonian justice system for a few hours," Tchiroma said.

28-year-old Nigerian student was assaulted, abducted and murdered by 8 persons around Çanakkale Pond near Famagusta, Cyprus, Police investigation revealed. Kennedy Toomwabwa Dede was reportedly assaulted by 8 people this week when he was kidnapped from his car and taken to the Çanakkale Pond, where he was eventually killed. Three Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus citizens have been arrested in connection with the case. The police are still investigating.

An upstate New York man who won the Merry Millionaire scratch-off lottery for $1million, earlier this month, has died suddenly. Donald Savastano was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and died suddenly on Friday. The Queens, New York, native had claimed his ticket on January 4 after buying the $10 scratch-off on a whim. Savastano claimed the lump sum payment of $661,800.

Rapper Olamide is mourning at this moment.The singer on his Instagram page broke the news of his mom's death with heartbroken emojis saying 'Orisa bi iya o si '. May he Lord console him at this very difficult time. Olamide lost his father few years ago.

She's reportedly been spending much of her time with her new twins Sir and Rumi.  But Beyonce decided to get out of the house on Saturday to accompany husband Jay-Z to a Roc Nation party in New York.

A lady who goes by with the twitter handle (@canyewext), has taken to twitter to reveal why she will never cook for any man again.

A woman beat three Jehovah's Witnesses with a hammer when they knocked on her door to talk about the bible. During her vicious attack Kerry Mitchell, 44, hit one in the face and another on the shoulder after they chapped on her door in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

The police have opposed a suit filed by suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, demanding that trucks recovered from him be released.

Lari White, a soulful singer who made her presence known in the Country Music industry as a singer, songwriter – and also as a producer, passed away Tuesday (Jan. 23) after a brief battle with cancer. She was 52 years old. Born May 13, 1965 in Dunedin, Florida. She began her musical journey performing in her family’s Gospel band, and eventually studied vocals and music engineering at the University of Miami.

A bride-to-be has filmed herself fatally drinking poison and sent the clip to her ex-boyfriend after he allegedly blackmailed her. The young woman, named as Nisha Devidas, is seen drinking a thick black substance in the video at her home in the village of Rohini in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. She was ten days away from getting married to a man unnamed in reports when she died.

Keeping your body in shape is a lot easier when you are not sharing it with somebody. Pregnant Khloe Kardashian has posted a throwback pic of her mourning the loss of her fabulous figure. In the snap she rocked one of her Good American white bodysuits with thigh-high boots, casting a dramatic shadow on the studio wall behind her. Stood in profile, her sumptuous curves were clearly outlined even from distance. 'Body, I miss you,' she lamented. The reality star is set to gain something far more precious anyway -- the arrival of her first born.

As an artist, you would know you have ‘arrived’ if you have a good relationship with the President of your country, but when you know 13 presidents from around the world, then you know that you are on another level.

Hmm, Stephanie Otobo the lady who accused Apostle Suleman of having a sexual relationship with her has made a shocking U-turn saying, she was actually paid by some politicians to blackmail him. 

She was spotted walking around a construction site with mum Kris and best friend Jordyn on Wednesday. But Kylie Jenner, 20, wasn't using the rubble-filled site as a good place to stretch her legs - instead, she was reportedly overseeing her new property being built in the Hidden Hills of Los Angeles, a gated community where she already owns a home. According to TMZ, the expectant mum is set to house her first child in a decadent mansion, with building permits suggesting the value of the job to be over $2.37m (£1.91m). The site obtained the building permits to the impending property issued in December, which reportedly boasts a 9,187 sq. ft. first floor and 5,304 sq. ft. second floor, with two massive garages attached. The permits also suggest there will be a 1,836 sq. ft. of covered porches as well as a cabana for the pool. Older permits for a retaining wall and foundation were also cited, with adjustments to the building likely to cause the $2.37m cost to rise...

Oprah Winfrey has told the US magazine InStyle that she does not "have the DNA" to be US president. She has been widely touted as a future Democratic contender for the 2020 elections after a rousing speech at the Golden Globes earlier this month.  But she told InStyle: "I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. "And so it's not something that interests me."

As his victims wept in a Michigan courtroom on Wednesday, disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts who were entrusted to his care. The sentence, which is part of a plea deal in which Nassar admitted to 10 s§x assault charges in two Michigan counties, comes on top of a 60-year federal sentence Nassar, 54, also faces for child pornography crimes he pleaded guilty to last year.

A 42-year-old housewife, Fatimot Abiola, on Wednesday in Lagos lost her 22-year marriage to her husband, Rasheed, for wearing trousers against her husband’s wish. Delivering the judgment, the President of Igando Customary Court, Lagos, Mr. Akin Akinniyi, said it appeared that the estranged couple was tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile both parties had failed.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West already revealed the name of their third child -- Chicago West and now the birth certificate is out. According to the document obtained by TMZ, Chicago was indeed born at 12:47am on January 15 and weighed in at 7 lbs. 6 oz. The delivery doctor is listed as Dr. Paul Crane, who also delivered North and Saint, as well as just about every other Kardashian. Recall the birth was via surrogate.

Lol, we knew it would get to this someday with her many dramas! The Ebonyi State House of Assembly on Tuesday  suspended the member representing Afikpo North East constituency in the Assembly l, Maria Ude Nwachi, for alleged gross misconduct. Mrs. Nwachi was accused of ‘posing as a public photographer.’

Earlier this month, it was claimed that Kylie Jenner had been dumped by rapper boyfriend Travis Scott just days after the pair were photographed together at Kris Jenner's Christmas Eve party. And now insiders claim pregnant Kylie had a bitter showdown with her ex at mum Kris’ LA house, accusing him of cheating on her with multiple women.

Accused rapist Bill Cosby was back on the stage Monday in his first public performance in more than two years, as he regaled the crowd with stories, sang and played the drums at a jazz club in his native Philadelphia. 'I used to be a comedian,' Cosby, 80, said in a dialogue with a son of one of the musicians before a welcoming crowd at LaRose Jazz Club, in what was his first advertised outing since May 2015, when he had to prematurely end a comedy tour due to protesters repeatedly showing to his gigs.

Eja Nla decided to entertain his fans with new photos of him... One more after the cut...

“Basketball Wives” star Laura Govan has been hit with a $21,000 lawsuit for failing to pay rent for her 4,721 sq. ft Porter Ranch home. ??????? According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Govan signed a 1-year lease on September 1, 2017, for a 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 4,721 sq. ft. home in Porter Ranch, California. The lease called for Govan to pay $7,000 every three months

This is the story of an HIV positive lady in South Africa who is living with the virus but says it can't stop her. She has been posting amazing photos of herself on social media as if she's not even going through a thing! 

They only made their debut as a couple at the Australian Open earlier this month. But Venus Williams, 37, set tongues wagging when she was pictured sporting an eye-catching diamond band on her ring finger as she walked through Sydney Airport with her millionaire boyfriend Nicholas Hammond, 25, on Tuesday.

A 22-year-old woman was dragged out of a car and sexually assaulted in front of her husband and brother-in-law in Gurgaon on Sunday night, in the latest rape horror to emerge from Haryana this year. Five persons have been arrested, the police said on Monday. The family was returning from a function in the woman's brother-in-law's car when they stopped near the Business Park Tower in Sector 56.

An unidentified man has slumped and died on Opebi-Oregun Link Bridge while jogging yesterday, January, 20th. A passerby was said to have rushed the man in his mid 30's to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Lagos State Ministry of Health have now released a statement asking his relatives who might by now be looking for him to proceed to Area F police command to identify him. The official statement;

There was plenty of love - and laughter - as former First Daughter Malia Obama was spotted enjoying the company of her British beau, Rory Farquharson, in New York city at the weekend.